porém

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See also: porem and -porem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poren, from por + ende, from Latin inde (thence).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧rém

Adverb

porém (not comparable)

  1. despite what preceded; nevertheless
    Synonyms: contudo, mas, no entanto, se bobear, todavia

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Conjunction

porém

  1. but; however

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Noun

porém m (plural poréns)

  1. but (an instance of proclaiming an exception or starting an adversative clause)
    Gostei da apresentação, mas tem um porém: pularam uma parte importante da história.
    I liked the presentation. However, there’s a caveat: they skipped an important part of the story.